Elon University Athletics

Mark Adams was named an assistant men's basketball coach on June 3, 2019. Adams joins the Phoenix with 27 years of coaching and training experience at the collegiate, professional and high school levels.

In his first season with the Phoenix in 2019-20, Adams helped guide the team to a 13-21 overall record with a 7-11 record in conference play. The Phoenix also made its first ever appearance in the CAA Tournament Semifinals following wins against James Madison and William & Mary in the opening two rounds. Additionally, Adams played an integral role in helped three Elon student-athletes earn All-CAA honors in Marcus Sheffield (2nd Team), Hunter Woods (All-Rookie) and Hunter McIntosh (Rookie of the Year). 
 
Adams joins the staff after spending the past 16 seasons as a professional skills trainer and a head men's basketball coach at the high school level in the states of North Carolina and Florida. As a professional skills trainer, Adams has done player development and consulting for some of the best basketball organizations, including USA Basketball, Jr. NBA and NBA Cares while also conducting NBA and NBA Pre-Draft workouts. Additionally, Adams has previous experience at the collegiate level, working with legendary Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim before becoming an assistant coach at Barton College.
 
As a skills trainer, Adams oversaw camps and clinics both domestically and internationally while providing individual and group workouts for some of the top high school players, AAU/travel basketball programs and collegiate players in the country. He also conducted NBA and NBA Pre-Draft workouts with players such as Brandon Ingram of the Los Angeles Lakers, as well as Paul Millsap and Mason Plumlee of the Denver Nuggets.
 
As a head coach at the high school level, Adams accumulated 260 career wins in the states of North Carolina and Florida. Most recently at the high school level, he served as the head coach at Panther Creek High School in Cary, N.C., from 2010-12. He was also a high school head coach in Raleigh for five seasons from 1996-2001 at St. Timothy's-Hale and Cardinal Gibbons. While posting a record of 86-51 over those five seasons, Adams led both teams to Final 8 appearances in the state tournament, as well as conference regular season and tournament titles. At St. Timothy's-Hale during the 1997-98 season, Adams guided his team to a 24-4 record – the school's best record ever – with conference regular season and tournament championships. The team also made a N.C.I.S.A.A. 1A Final Four Appearance and Adams was named the Coastal Plains Independent Conference Coach of the Year.
 
Adams also had stints at high schools in Florida for nine years at Fort Pierce Central High School from 2001-05 and Sebastian River High School from 2005-10. During that time, Adams was a two-time Coach of the Year, coached in the Don Wallen State of Florida All-Star Games, won three straight district championships and collected 103 career victories at Sebastian River.
 
Adams earned his undergraduate degree in communications from St. John Fisher College in Rochester, N.Y., in 1992. A four-year letterwinner in basketball, Adams is a member of the program's 1,000-point club, led the team to its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 1992 and was inducted into the St. John Fisher College Hall of Fame as a member of the 2005 class. Adams earned his masters degree in higher postsecondary education from Syracuse in 1994 while on staff with Boeheim.
 
Adams comes to Elon along with his wife, the former Kara June Colucci, and his two sons Riley and Logan.
 

The Mark Adams File
Birthdate	December 23, 1969
Alma Mater	St. John Fisher College, 1992
Wife	Kara June Colucci
Children	Riley and Logan

 

Coaching Experience
1992-95	Administrative Assistant for Head Basketball Coach Jim Boeheim, Syracuse
1995-96	Assistant Coach, Barton College
1996-98	Head Coach, St. Timothy's-Hale High School (Raleigh, N.C.)
1998-2001	Head Coach, Cardinal Gibbons High School (Raleigh, N.C.)
2001-05	Head Coach, Fort Pierce Central High School (Fort Pierce, Fla.)
2005-10	Head Coach, Sebastian River High School (Sebastian, Fla.)
2010-12	Head Coach, Panther Creek High School (Cary, N.C.)
1996-2019	Professional Basketball Trainer
2019	Assistant Coach, Elon

 

Playing Experience
1988-92	- Was a four-year letterwinner at St. John Fisher College - Led St. John Fisher to a program-best 22-5 record and its first NCAA Tournament berth in 1992 - Member of the St. John Fisher 1,000-point club - Was inducted into the St. John Fisher College Hall of Fame in 2005